Flash CS5 Professional: Code Snippets and Templates In Depth

Introduction
Welcome
Understanding the prerequisites
Using the exercise files

1. Using Simple Code Snippets
Using code snippets
Touring the Code Snippets panel
Adding a simple code snippet
Adding a complex code snippet
Applying code snippets to movie clip instances
Showing and hiding movie clip instances
Handling common mouse events
Handling keyboard events

2. Navigating and Animating with Code Snippets
Adding Play and Stop actions
Handling the enterFrame event
Managing multi-scene presentations
Adding drag and drop
Rotating objects
Fading objects

3. Managing Audio and Video with Code Snippets
Starting and stopping sounds
Showing video with FLV Player and ActionScript
Showing video with NetStream
Stopping, pausing, and resuming video
Seeking a cue point

4. Managing Library Symbols and External Content
Loading external SWF files
Adding library symbol instances to the Stage
Loading external images
Loading external text

5. Customizing Code Snippets
Exploring the Code Snippets XML file
Modifying an existing code snippet
Adding a custom code snippet
Managing code snippet categories

6. Creating New Presentations from Templates
Understanding template types and categories
Creating clickable advertising presentations
Reusing movie clip symbols from templates
Replacing content in a new file template
Randomizing movement in movie clip symbols
Scripting movement in animations

7. Creating Rich Media and Slideshow Presentations
Creating a photo album
Creating a simple slideshow presentation
Creating an advanced slideshow presentation
Creating a desktop slideshow with Adobe AIR

8. Exploring Completed Sample Files
Counting down dates
Panning a landscape
Revealing text with masks
Animating with inverse kinematics and bones

Conclusion
Goodbye